Photos: Class 5 Sectional 4 (girls)
Platte County competed in the Class 5 Sectional 4 meet Saturday at Blue Springs High School in Blue Springs.
Magic numbers: Platte County sets 6 school records at Class 5 Sectional 4 meet
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. — Platte County coach Jerod Smith made the easy decision and attempted to maximize results for the Pirates’ relays in the Class 5 Sectional 4 meet at Blue Springs High School. The moves did the trick. Platte County incredibly set school records in all four, part of a monumental day for the […]
Addy and Adi: Platte County sends pair of medal hopefuls to state
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. — Adi Benninghoff continues to chip away and go faster and faster in the 100-meter hurdles. She reached a new low — in a good way — during Saturday’s Class 5 Sectional 4 meet at Blue Springs High School. Finishing runnerup in a breakaway top two, Platte County’s spindly junior went under […]
Photos: Class 5 Sectional 4 (boys)
Platte County competed in the Class 5 Sectional 4 meet Saturday at Blue Springs High School in Blue Springs.
Photos: Platte County 5, St. Pius X 1
Platte County defeated St. Pius X 5-1 in the Class 5 District 8 championship game Saturday at Winnetonka High School in Kansas City.
McLaughlin’s complete game gem pushes Platte County to district title
After executing a plan to have all top pitching options available, Platte County only needed Brennan McLaughlin in Saturday’s Class 5 District 8 championship game. The Pirates’ junior right-handed ace took a no-hitter into the top of the seventh inning of a 5-1 win over St. Pius X at Winnetonka High School in Kansas City. […]
Post Meet Interview: Ty Christopher and Josh Fraker, Jr. and Sr.
Platte County junior Ty Christopher and senior Josh Fraker combined for six top-four finishes in the Class 5 Sectional 4 meet Saturday at Blue Springs High School in Blue Springs.
Platte County finishes 4th in Class 2, adds 2nd state trophy to current run of success
With the disappointment fresh, Platte County’s fourth-place finish in the Class 2 MSHSAA Tennis Championships seemed an unfitting end to a memorable run. However, the reality might look a lot different in the long run. Platte County’s season finished with a 5-0 loss in a state semifinal to powerhouse MICDS on Thursday at Cooper Tennis […]
Photos: St. Pius X 1, Platte County 0
St. Pius X scored the only goal late in regulation to earn a 1-0 victory over Platte County in the Class 3 District 8 title game Friday at Van Horn High School in Independence.
Platte County’s potentially historic season cut short in district title game
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — What started as a fortunate bounce turned into a fleetingly brief reprieve turned into a crippling sequence. The lone goal in St. Pius X’s 1-0 victory in the Class 3 District 8 championship game Friday evening came when junior forward Grayson Vacanti’s shot pinged off the right post, but as Platte County […]